Height (right lung)2.7 tenths m
9 millionSmoke particles
2.9 thousandthsStatue of Liberty heights
90 millionthsAirport runway lengths
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Human Lung
The spongy organ that processes about 11,000 litres of air per day/The Human Body
Each human lung contains roughly 300 million alveoli, providing a total surface area about the size of a tennis court. The right lung is slightly larger than the left to accommodate the heart. Together, the lungs process about 11,000 litres of air daily at rest.
Measurements
Width (at base)1.6 tenths m
10.7Blueberry diameters
1.6 tenthsTuba heights
1 billionCarbon atoms
Depth (front to back)2 tenths m
4.7 hundredthsTrampoline diameters
1.3 hundredthsShuffleboard courts
363,636Green light wavelengths
Mass (right lung)6.3 tenths kg
4.31Baseballs
85.6 billionthsEiffel Tower masses
Mass (left lung)5.7 tenths kg
567Paperclips
1.08Olympic gold medals
515 sextillionDNA base pairs
Total alveolar surface area70 m^2
34.7 millionthsMonacos
438Pizza box tops
1.08Classrooms